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marionettemar‧i‧o‧nette /ˌmæriəˈnet/ noun [countable] marionetteOrigin: 1600-1700 French marionnette, from the female name Marion, from Marie ‘Mary’ - And then her legs gently folded and she subsided slowly on the step, ungainly as a marionette.
- At the moment it's marionettes Louise: Marionettes?
- Hanns Ebensten describes the puppets as' marionettes, on strings, about fourteen inches high.
- Perry, in a fishing jacket, moving like a marionette that swallowed a pneumatic drill.
- She reminds me of marionettes I have seen.
- Strong ministers were still their own men; the weaker degenerated into marionettes.
- Thus wired, many patients feel like a clumsy marionette.
- Visitors were intrigued by the live specimens, marionettes and innovations such as the Mouse Alert and the mini bubble.
a puppet whose arms and legs are moved by pulling strings |